Seattle, US
rock, alternative
10.3bn all-time streams (6 Jan '26)
Though they made their initial mark as frontrunners of the grunge movement of the early '90s, Pearl Jam began -- and have remained -- more emotionally curious and stylistically adventurous than many of their flannel-clad peers of that era, expanding past the angst and dissonance often associated with grunge to become one of the most popular and enduring rock & roll bands of their time.

Their 1991 debut Ten stood out in an age defined by irony, offering loud, guitar-forward anthems that were unflaggingly sincere.